In the Atlantic basin, tropical cyclone names are "retired" (that
is, not to be used again for a new storm) if it is deemed to be quite
noteworthy because of the damage and/or deaths it caused. This is to
prevent confusion with a historically well-known cyclone with a
current one in the Atlantic basin. Sometimes names are removed for other
reasons, such as cultural considerations or politics. The following list
gives the names that have been retired and the year of the storm in question.

Although rarer, some East Pacific names have been retired
from the list. The climatology of this basin has most hurricanes
moving away from the shore, so chances are rare that these
storms would adversely affect people necessitating the name
be retired.

Retired hurricane namesEast Pacific

Adele 1970, Adolph 2001, Alma 2008

Fico 1978, Fefa 1991

Hazel 1965

Iva 1988, Ismael 1995, Israel 2001, Isis 2016

Knut 1988, Kenna 2002

Manuel 2013

Odile 2014

Pauline 1997, Patricia 2015

Name retired because of political considerations

A few Central Pacific names have been retired from their list.
Most of them were removed for inflicting damage or adversely affecting
the Hawai'ian Islands. However, some have moved into the western Pacific
to cause destructions, prompting their retirement.

Retired hurricane namesCentral Pacific

Iwa 1982, Iniki 1992, Ioke 2006

Paka 1997

Names retired before the 2000 season come from the name lists used
by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Since 2000, the names removed
come from the name lists used by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Most of the retired names inflicted significant damage to the nations
affected.

Bess 1974 was retired after the season and replaced
with Bonnie. In 1979, new name lists featuring both sexes were introduced
and Bess was added back. In 1982, Bess was again retired and replaced with
Brenda.Retired before being used